Showing posts with label Hoarding. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 14, 2020

Why do people stockpile toilet paper during the Covid-19 crisis?

Coronavirus panic buying: the psychology behind toilet paper ...

While it only explains about 12% of the reasons that people stockpile toilet paper during the Covid-19 crisis, a recent study found that people who stockpile toilet paper tend to be more frightened of the threat of Covid-19 infection, and they tend to be more "conscientious."

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Editor's note:

In my practice, I have observed that people who engage in this toilet paper stock piling tend to be more anxious, ruminate more, and tend to show signs of paranoia. The obtaining of large amounts of toilet paper seems to lower anxiety and enhance a sense of security and safety, but obtaining large amounts of toilet paper then leads to an obsession and compulsion to hoard other commodities.